The thesis of the article is ridiculous. Saying that “Obama is stopping Democratic momentum” by distorting a couple of sentences smacks of desperation. Right now, momentum, public sentiment and the MSM are on the Democrat’s side, all the stories of shootings in the news are being framed as examples of how dangerous guns are, the NRA did such a terrible job in 2012 it is being called “weak” and “a paper tiger” on the Sunday morning talk shows, and Wayne LaPierre is being ridiculed domestically and internationally, and Biden has hinted at running in 2016 — a successful gun control agenda would be a rallying point for liberals and left-leaning independents.
If Republicans and the NRA don’t do a better job of messaging, they will lose the support of independents and the next 4 years are going to be long and ugly.
What the MSM isn't letting on their networks is that the American people don't want to be further disarmed, and only those who will let the media tell them they don't believe what they believe will be swayed. Most people who own firearms aren't willing to give them up--they know why they bought them, they value them for hunting, self-defense, they have sentimental or historical value, or they are an investment. Whatever the reason, people who own them are not likely to relinquish them willingly, nor are they likely to support anything which requires them to in order to follow the law.